Alive From Off Center was PBS's pioneering TV series that featured experimental video and performance pieces by artists like Ann Magnuson, the Brothers Quay, Jonathan Demme, Bill Irwin, and Laure… Read the rest of the article: Watch Laurie Anderson's fantastic "What You Mean We?" (1986) from PBS's Alive from Off Center

A Roman Catholic church in the rural community of Cow Island, Louisiana dumped 100 gallons of holy water from a crop duster airplane onto the people and their land below.… Read the rest of the article: Catholic church dumped holy water from airplane onto the town below

Yesterday was the first night of Hanukkah. From the International Space Station, astronaut Jessica Meir tweeted the image above and the following: "Happy Hanukkah to all those who celebrate it… Read the rest of the article: Happy Hanukkah from space

David Rush now holds the Guinness World Record for the most juggling catches in 60 seconds. Rush had the record before, with 556 catches, until Michael Ferreri snatched it with… Read the rest of the article: Watch the world's fastest juggler

On Thursday, the Oxbow Prairie Horizons School in Saskatchewan, Canada staged their annual student Christmas concert. The show, "Santa Goes Green," pissed off parents in the town where oil is… Read the rest of the article: School apologizes after parents complain that "Santa Goes Green" Christmas concert was anti-oil

Ram Dass — counterculture icon, psychedelic pioneer, and spiritual guide — has died at age 88. After turning on with his Harvard psychology colleague Timothy Leary in the early 1960s,… Read the rest of the article: Counterculture icon and psychedelic pioneer Ram Dass, RIP

"China flight systems jammed by pig farm's African swine fever defences." That headline from the South China Morning Post sums up this strange story. Gangs in China reportedly send drones… Read the rest of the article: "China flight systems jammed by pig farm's African swine fever defences"

In the journal Nature, University of Melbourne researcher Michele Acuto argues that what happens in our cities after dark has a tremendous impact on energy, sustainability, waste, and inequality "yet… Read the rest of the article: We need a "science of the night"

One fantastic and wonderful origin theory of Santa Claus involves psychedelic mushrooms and shamanic rituals of the indigenous Sámi people who live in northern Finland. Paul Devereux wrote about this… Read the rest of the article: Santa Claus is a psychedelic mushroom

A delightful moment of "Frère Jacques" performed by composer Luke Thering and comedian Ricky Gervais. More of Luke and Ricky below:

Lorena Ariana Marin, a 22-year-old Subway sandwich artist in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and Angelo Rey Espinosa, 19, allegedly robbed the Subway where Marin works. Police caught them quickly and… Read the rest of the article: Subway sandwich artist robbed the shop to teach her coworker "a lesson"

I'm not usually one for gimmicky kitchen gadgets but OTOTO's Nessie Ladle is cryptozoological comedy genius. Also available as a Sweet Nessie Spoon! (Amazon)

Earlier this month at the Festival of Lights event in Riverside, California, a gentleman requested that a caricature artist paint his portrait. Once the drawing was finished, the subject snatched… Read the rest of the article: Thief robs caricature artist but leaves his portrait behind

Buckingham Palace is seeking a Head of Digital Engagement to manage the social media accounts of Queen Elizabeth II and the Royal Family. It's a full-time job and the annual… Read the rest of the article: Help wanted: Social media manager for Queen Elizabeth II

Last month, some assholes posted strobing images to Twitter with mentions of the Epilepsy Foundation's username and epilepsy-related hashtags, potentially triggering seizures in followers of the account who have photosensitive… Read the rest of the article: Sadistic jerks delivered strobing images to the Epilepsy Foundation's Twitter followers

Last week, we posted about pigeons wearing cowboy hats in the Las Vegas Valley. Pigeon rescue group Lofty Hopes reports that they've finally trapped one of the animals, named Cluck… Read the rest of the article: One of the Las Vegas pigeons wearing a cowboy hat has been caught

Almost 6,000 years ago on the island of Lolland, Denmark, a young girl disposed of her chewing gum. Now, University of Copenhagen researchers have used that gum, made from birch… Read the rest of the article: Sequencing an anciet girl's genome from a 5,700-year-old piece of chewing gum

Go full screen for this 4K video of an Airbus A380 landing at night at the Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport. The YouTube channel, High Pressure Aviation Films, offers dozens… Read the rest of the article: Immerse yourself in these stunning 4K airplane cockpit videos

Superman's cape, as worn by Christopher Reeve in Superman (1978), sold at auction yesterday for $193,750. From Julien's Auctions: Includes a copy of Superman #331, which advertises on a banner… Read the rest of the article: Superman's cape just sold for nearly $200,000

In Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, a gentleman's car exploded after he reportedly sprayed "excessive" amount of air freshener and then lit a cigarette. From the BBC News: Gas from the… Read the rest of the article: Car explodes after driver sprays too much air freshener and lights cigarette